Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 850
"Is this thing unusual?"

Seeing Carter's look of surprise when he looked at the "big brick" that he almost forgot existed in his closet, Michio Yasuda suddenly made a movement that made the word "well" stand on Carter's forehead.
He picked up the "brick" that weighed several kilograms, and threw it straight at Carter:

"Take it if you want it, but the battery charger is somewhere."

"I have the same model. No, I just want to ask, when did you buy this thing?"

Caught off guard, Carter, who was almost killed by a "brick", asked directly after catching the phone thrown by the other party in embarrassment.

Dude, the mobile phone network in the United States is not fully established, and even the communication control system has not been deployed yet.Did Japan use it first? !
"Last year, or the year before? Forgot"

Getting up and walking towards the landline, Michio Yasuda said as he walked nonchalantly:

"I don't remember the specifics, but I remember that this thing was advertised very well at the time. It was used to answer and make calls anytime, anywhere, and then I bought one, but this thing is really not easy to use! The battery will run out of power after talking for half an hour at most. , fully charged for ten hours, almost a whole day. Who usually has the time to wait for it to be fully charged?"

"It's better to use the phone. Anyway, I'm either at home or at the club. If I'm not in either place, I'm going out with Furukawa and the others. I've met everyone, so there's no need to talk."

Seeing Michio Yasuda who described the mobile phone as trash, and listening to his straightforward explanation, Carter's lips moved, but he didn't ask much.
A small mobile phone, the technical problems behind it. Even if it is just a general information, it seems that Michio Yasuda can't know it.

Able to buy and use a mobile phone years ago
Although the call time is short, but no, how does he know that the standby time of this thing is not long?This also means that Michio Yasuda has successfully used this thing to complete a mobile call.

And can complete the mobile call Well, it is safe to complete the mobile call.This shows that Japan may have established a mobile phone network several years ago!

"Well, is it two o'clock in the afternoon? Okay, I see, I will pass on. I. I won't go. Okay, I'll be back!"

With Michio Yasuda's conversation sounding in his ear, Carter temporarily put down the matter of the phone.Quietly watching Michio Yasuda put down the phone
"Yes! At two o'clock in the afternoon, I have to go back with you. My second uncle said that he will be waiting for us at home at two o'clock in the afternoon. As for now, why don't you go out to play by yourself? Let me catch up on sleep first."

"Mr. Yasuda, good afternoon!"

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Carter, who was dressed in formal attire, and Michio Yasuda, who was yawning profusely in casual attire, arrived at a villa in Chiyoda District as scheduled. Yasuda Lingren, vice president of the bank.

Based on what he had seen and heard at the Toyota family back then, Carter had no doubts about the right to speak of the vice president in front of him at Fuji Bank.One of the important reasons for the vitality of the Japanese consortium is that they especially like to use foreign surnames for professional managers.
In this way, on the one hand, the professionalism required by the enterprise is guaranteed, and on the other hand, it will not block the upward channels of talented people.In other words, they at least give ordinary workers the hope of getting a high position.
For family businesses, the most likely problem is that there is little room for advancement and the real talent is easy to lose.

This is rarely seen in these large companies in Japan, and it is largely due to this.But if you doubt the right to speak and influence of these "second-in-commands", then...
Although it is a deputy, the company belongs to their family after all!
"Hello, Carter! It's not the first time I've heard your name from Dolph in the past few years. It's a pity that I haven't had the opportunity to invite you here."

"Yes! Every time I come to Japan, I come and go in a hurry. I haven't been able to visit the elders. This is where I am rude."

Under the guidance of Yasuda Lingren, the few people walked politely
In the reception room?Or a tea room?

Carter didn't know how to evaluate this room. Looking at the tatami mats with tea tables and tea sets, Carter showed embarrassment
Shouldn't this be kneeling down? !Young birthday!

Sitting like that all afternoon, I'm afraid I won't be able to stand up, right? !

"Carter, just be more casual. You may not be used to our Japanese sitting posture. I heard that your Europeans and Americans have a different bone structure than our Asians. Don't force yourself. Just find a comfortable sitting posture and just sit!"

"The meaning of tasting tea is to enjoy the tranquility brought by tea. Things that are rigid in form are not beautiful!"

"Okay, thank you Mr. Yasuda for understanding, then I will be rude!"

Kicking off the slippers, Carter pulled the leg of his suit pants and sat cross-legged opposite Yasuda Lingren.I saw the other party "elegantly" making tea while chatting idle stories
After talking like this for two cups of tea, the topic gradually got on the right track
"Carter, you're wearing a suit, isn't it awkward to sit like this? Don't be restrained, you can take it off! Why are you still dressed so formally when you come to a friend's house? Or are you an official of the U.S. Treasury Department today? Come to visit me?"

The original straight suit, put on a person sitting cross-legged, really has no sense of beauty at all.

Complying with Yasuda Lingren's words, Carter said with a smile while taking off the jacket that symbolized the authority of the American Federation:

"Both, what? Is there a federal regulation that does not allow officials of the Ministry of Finance to have Japanese friends? Or are you unwilling to make friends with federal officials?"

"If it was normal, we would naturally not be reluctant. People who do business don't have many friends, so how can we do it! But today is different, what you brought to Japan this time is not friendship!"

"Before a bigger conflict breaks out, it is for the sake of bilateral interests. We come ahead of time to facilitate the elimination of misunderstandings and the resolution of conflicts. How can it not be friendship?"

Seeing that the situation was getting serious, Carter's attitude changed accordingly.

Since Yasuda Lingren wanted to talk to Carter, an intern from the Ministry of Finance, Carter would naturally have to put on airs that fit his status.
Gently put the small teacup in his hand on the table, Carter, who was cross-legged, did not lose his momentum, and continued:
"The United States and Japan are originally separated by a narrow strip of water. Continuing to let the situation expand will not benefit us, nor will it benefit you! The largest exporter of Japanese products is the United States. I don't think I need to emphasize this point many times."

"If Japanese companies are further allowed to embezzle the market share of American companies. If American companies can't make money, Americans will have no money. If Americans have no money, who will you sell your products to?"

"American companies can't make money, but it doesn't mean that Americans will have no money. Japanese-funded companies and Japanese-funded factories are now paid in the United States, but they are no worse than your American companies!"

"According to your theory, the better our Japanese companies develop, the richer your millions of workers in the United States will be. How can it be said that if we rob the jobs of American companies, our own jobs will be lost? Smash it?"

(End of this chapter)